So I got solasta at 60% off, played about 10 hours- solasta is worse in every single way. Here is what I don’t like about it.
1) I have to manually react to attacks, because I do not know if an attack done against me will do 2 or 20 dmg, manually reacting to it just makes it feel worse. If it was auto, I would not be annoyed as much. As I have to do it way to often.
2) piss poor graphics make gameplay nauseating.
3) most classes are missing, yes I can add them with mods. But if I have to mod the game to make it good. That is a major F.
4) the voice acting is abysmal. 4 aVA’s done by what collage kids who got paid with free food? I never heard it done so poorly.
5) roll dependency can completely ruin the game. Unlike DOS or Bg3 where you can compensate for RNG with abusing environment
6) lack of quests to lvl up, and lvl cap of 12.
1. I assume you're refering to the "Shield" spell? In BG3, under the current reaction system, it would be far worse because it's use would be automated and you wouldn't be able to decide whether to use it on a goblin, who'll generally do very little damage, or an ogre. Of course BG3 lacks the Shield spell at the moment, so that point is moot anyway.
2. That is in the eye of the beholder... while I agree that the characters look horrible, I like their environments. Monsters are generally ok as well, as is most equipment though admittedly some armors look as bad as the characters.
3. As others already mentioned, they operate under the OGL rather than the full 5e license and in addition are small indie studio operating under a tight budget. The classes they had at launch, while not necessarily the classes I wanted, were sufficient for varied parties. I may not like that I have to buy DLCs to get the classes I want, but at least I know I'm supporting a small indie team rather than feed some large studio (looking at you Bethesda and your endless DLCs...)
4. I'd have prefered no voice acting in general, but I didn't consider it as bad as you do. Certainly not great, but serviceable and not too annoying.
5. Not sure what you expected to be honest... it is D&D after all. It is expected that you use support/control spells and/or consumables in many encounters, rather than just relying on damage or cheesing fights like it's often the case in BG3
6. While I wouldn't have minded a few more sidequests, the available quests are enough to keep your level appropriate to the area.
Since BG3 will most likely cap your level at 12-14, I guess you won't be happy with BG3 either.
But if I have to mod the game to make it good. That is a major F.
I could say the same about BG3...
